Longevity Chronicles
Chapter 476 - 331: Heavenly Demon Sucking Marrow, Wa Dang Strikes the Woman_2

"The leader only wants to use the Valley God Gui to transform places like the Demon Trap Pit, Ten Thousand Meat Field, and Immortal Ganoderma Forest into military provisions, which is naturally excellent. However, the candidate doesn't necessarily have to be Mr. Lin Daoist. Why not choose a more seasoned member instead and let Mr. Lin Daoist be the deputy?"

"This is an excellent plan!"

"Good!"

Although the noise of approval was rising, many heroes saw it as an act of bullying by those in power.

They agreed that the position of the Grain and Grass Officer shouldn't be easily granted, but they didn't approve of forcibly seizing Tao Qian's Valley God Gui.

Zhong Ziyang, Chen Xiyi, and Qi Daozhen had anticipated disputes but hadn't expected the situation to escalate like this.

All three showed their anger, ready to speak up.

However, Tao Qian gestured for silence and turned to look at Ying Qingdi.

The two exchanged glances, Ying Qingdi's face revealing difficulty.

Tao Qian knew this fellow was waiting for him, Lin Runiu, to offer a way out, so he could take advantage and do something else. Tao Qian could have done so, but his wicked sense of humor kicked in at that moment.

Resisting the urge to comply,

he simply looked at Ying Qingdi with the silent stance of an honest man.

While others thought this Loose Cultivator was being bullied, who could have imagined he was actually enjoying the spectacle, laughing to himself.

After an awkward stare for a moment or two, Ying Qingdi indeed couldn't hold back

and was about to speak, smooth or not.

However, at this very moment, Tao Qian abruptly stood and moved to the entrance of Ancestor Dragon Hall.

He then turned around and with an unconcerned smile said to Yin Susu, the middle-aged scholar, and the rest of the cultivators who coveted his Valley God Gui:

"The doubts you all have are nothing more than about my ambitions and strength."

"This matter is easy to solve. Anyone who doesn't accept me, come and fight with me first, then we can talk further."

"If you beat me, the Valley God Gui is yours to take."

As soon as he finished speaking, the hall erupted in noise.

A fight!

Wherever it happens, a duel always attracts attention, especially now when the one inviting battle possessed an Ancestor God Treasure.

In the current Longevity Heavenly Dynasty, who wouldn't be curious about the power of a treasure transformed from an Ancestor God Forbidden Technique Fragment?

If not for this reason, there wouldn't be so many people making life difficult for Tao Qian in Ancestor Dragon Hall.

Immediately, everyone stood up in a rush, wanting to step out of the hall. Ying Qingdi, who had been played by Tao Qian, had no time to stop them, and upon reflection, he didn't try to, for it served his purpose to test Tao Qian this way, though he never really intended to dismiss Tao Qian as the Grain and Grass Officer.

Outside in Green Jade Square, numerous cultivators gathered.

They circled around two parties—one with only Tao Qian, the other a messy crowd of dozens, including strong figures from the Cavernous Mystery Realm as well as many Transcend Mortality Cultivators.

After a bout of argument, most stepped back into the crowd with unwilling faces.

Everyone knew that leveraging righteousness to force a lucky Loose Cultivator with an Ancestor God Treasure into a fight, gave an excuse to borrow the Valley God Gui if victorious.

In the Cultivation World, "borrowing a treasure" often meant never returning it.

Unfortunately, this place was Hidden Dragon Mountain, where the act of ganging up to kill for treasure couldn't be done.

Following the rules, in the end, only four Cavernous Mystery Cultivators stepped forward.

They were the Devil God Army Princess Yin Susu, Taiping Army General Xu Wenkai, Poison Heart Immortal Zheng Zhongxiong, and the Six-eyed Demon Child Xiao Ling'er.

These four stood apart from one another.

Despite containing most of their aura, the bit that leaked was already frightening.

"Mr. Lin Daoist, I hear from Mr. Zhong Daoist that you possess Cavernous Mystery Cultivation. Thus, the four of us challenging you to a fight would not be considered bullying,"

"However, to be fair, you may choose to fight any one of us."

"The rest will have no objections."

"There's no need for a fight to the death in this duel, just a slight encounter to reveal our respective strengths."

The one who spoke up was none other than Poison Heart Immortal Zheng Zhongxiong,

the same middle-aged scholar who had first broached the subject in the Ancestor Dragon Hall.

They selected four Cavernous Mystery Cultivators, leaving the choice to Tao Qian.

"It does sound quite fair."

The audience, all cultivators watching the fight, were all curious: who would Tao Qian choose?

Among the four, the one with the most renowned reputation was, without a doubt, Yin Susu.

Not to mention that her father was a Devil God.

Even the true inheritors of the Great Sects like Zhong Ziyang wouldn't dare to boast with certainty about defeating Yin Susu.

After all, no one knew whether the Devil God would bestow upon her some powerful Exotic Treasures or Secret Techniques.

Logically, Tao Qian should pick the easiest target among the other three.

The weakest in terms of energy was the Poison Heart Immortal, Zheng Zhongxiong.

This man, although a Cavernous Mystery Cultivator, was also a Loose Cultivator with no powerful lineage or backing, having reached this level of cultivation solely through a "Poison Immortal Scripture" he had chanced upon as a child.

Lacking in powerful Magical Treasures and Divine Skills, he was an easy target.

Just when everyone thought Tao Qian would choose the scholar, he merely smiled faintly.

This man, who seemed to be an old farmer, yet also a scholar, looked at the four and said with a matter-of-fact tone:

"Since the battle will end upon touching and will not harm friendship, naturally we should go one by one."

"I... am extremely interested in all four, and cannot afford to miss even one."

His last sentence was cryptic and abrupt.

Except for Zhong Ziyang, no one in the crowd understood him.

As everyone was still baffled, Tao Qian had already looked directly at Yin Susu, the Devil God's daughter, and said with a polite smile, "In the Mortal World, ladies first, so why not start with Daoist Yin Susu."

Although it was unclear what he was up to, Yin Susu laughed coyly upon hearing his words.

"Well chosen!"

"Susu has long known that no man in this world can resist me."

"My dear brother says I'm lascivious and cunning, yet he still seeks me out first for play."

As she spoke, Yin Susu shed her red robe, revealing her enchanting figure in full view.

Visible in the flesh was a figure naked as the day she was born, pure white, performing the Heavenly Demon Dance, instantly stirring up wisps of crimson veils like clouds. Anyone who glanced at them would lose their soul to her, unable to see the terrifying long needle moving stealthily within the red veils.

As this scene unfolded, Chen Xiyi, Qi Daozhen, Shen Ruolan, and a few others who knew the danger of Yin Susu, grew anxious and were about to warn Tao Qian.

Simultaneously, they saw him leisurely take out an archaic, divine light-imbued round tile from his bosom.

Although they recognized this treasure as extraordinary, how could it withstand the Devil God's daughter?

It wasn't until the next moment that they suddenly saw Zhong Ziyang at their side, wearing a cheeky smile, and heard him transmit a message:

"Don't rush, let's see Mr. Lin Daoist's abilities."

Almost the moment Zhong Ziyang's voice fell...

Tao Qian hesitated not a moment longer, threw the tile across the distance with a flick of his hand.

Then he shouted out loud:

"Hit!"

As soon as the tile left his hand, it vibrated eagerly and instantly turned into an invisible Divine Light.

Without any courtesy, it burst into the cloud of crimson veils, looped around, and darted straight for the back of Yin Susu's head.

As a daughter of Devil God, Yin Susu not only had powerful Divine Skills but also had treasures for protection, and shouldn't have been easily caught off guard.

However, the Toad God Tile was no ordinary object.

This treasure was exceptionally tricky, defendable only with full precaution.

Yin Susu, always contemptuous and arrogant, couldn't imagine being fully on her guard against an unknown Loose Cultivator, thinking only of swiftly ending this unsightly person who dared speak against her. She couldn't predict what would happen next.

Accompanied by a dull "thud," Xin Susu, who was showing off her figure, suddenly felt her head explode with noise.

In an instant, her vision went dark, and without even a struggle, she swiftly fell unconscious.

The audience expecting a splendid battle saw nothing of the sort; in the blink of an eye, it had ended.

PS: Weak request for a monthly ticket, my rankings are really embarrassing, I fold my hands in thanks.